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NewsAtkins to take £3m hit over Metronet’s missed deadline
Consultant’s profit slips as its Tube consortium faces £14m penalty over delayed station improvements
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News
Tight margins lead to £200,000 year-end loss at Tribal
The financial performance of public sector consultant Tribal was blighted by tight margins in the last financial year, leading to a pre-tax loss of £200,000 for the year to 31 March.
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Developers urged to review options in the North
Contractors and developers have been urged to look again at investment in the North after the publication on Monday of the business plan for the Northern Way strategy.
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NewsReading heads for a record
Developer St James Homes has submitted a detailed planning application for the first phase of the Southside urban quarter, which will be the biggest private sector residential community in Reading, Berkshire.
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Features
Homage to Klee
Renzo Piano’s Paul Klee Centre in Berne, Switzerland, takes inspiration from the rolling scenery behind it – a response to nature of which the Swiss artist would heartily approve
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FeaturesShould i stay or should I go?
What would you give to live in country with a warm climate, shorter working hours and a choice of beaches for the weekend? How about two-thirds of your current salary and a year spent studying a foreign language? Hmmm … We present the Building/Hays Construction & Property international salary guide ...
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CommentA summertime chill
June temperatures may be soaring, but there’s a chilly breeze wafting through the construction industry.
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CommentThat’ll do nicely
The New Engineering Contract used to be an, ahem, eccentric choice for projects. Thanks to a much improved third edition, it has become a respectable option
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CommentThe big squeeze
When the Bechtel boss told his people to do everything they could to disallow contractors’ costs, the contractors went to court. But was this the right move?
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Sharpening our beaks
Lord Woolf has shaken up the Technology and Construction Court by drafting in five High Court judges and ‘redeploying’ Judge Seymour. So what effect will this have?
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CommentCheck it out
The revamped JCT suite of contracts has finally begun to arrive. So what’s changed, what’s stayed the same – and what do you have to look out for?
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Comment
Get out of the office
As a woman involved in and passionate about a career in construction, I read with interest the article regarding the construction industry being “no place for women” (10 June, page 28).
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Comment
Nails, but no claws
It’s good to see Building espousing the cause for more women in construction but sadly the hammer-wielding lady on your front cover isn’t properly equipped for the job.
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Comment
The simple pleasure of piling
Poor Roger Knowles doesn’t come out of your article on women in construction very well. Indeed, I am going to add my own complaint, having been a pile driver for the past 20 years and finding that we are grouped with cowboy builders in Knowles’ considerations.
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Comment
The long road to Wembley
In your leader (3 June, page 3), you ask of the Wembley Stadium problem: “Where did Multiplex go wrong?” May I also add: “And why should we find out now?” There are two possible answers.
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Comment
The Lend Lease lead
Thank you for the great article on women in construction, and for drawing attention to the issue of maternity pay again.
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Comment
Pressure on the HBF
You report that the government is to decide this month whether pressure testing will be required to conform with Part L of the Building Regulations (3 June, page 64).
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Comment
Carrot health scare
Carrots may be good for you, as Roger Knowles suggests in his letter (3 June, page 36), but the idea of giving a bonus for a reduction in accidents has been tried in the offshore oil industry, with unfortunate results.
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Comment
Turn the mike down …
Perhaps Ian Abley was simply trying to be provocative in his Open Mike article (10 June, page 34) but it is rather alarming that any professional designer should express such views. There is much to take issue with in his article but I will settle for the following.
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… in defence of architects
Ian Abley seems to be in denial about the responsibilities of designers for site safety.